Basement approval rate in Cambridge
Cambridge approved 97.5% of basement applications, based on 80 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
97.5%
basement approval rate
80
Basement decisions
78
Approved
2
Refused
93.0%
Cambridge overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Cambridge average (93.0%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Cambridge
Basement
97.5%
Cambridge all applications
93.0%
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Other project types in Cambridge
95.1%
92.8%
94.6%
95.6%
95.4%
91.5%
91.9%
93.7%
84.9%
95.7%
97.7%
90.4%
76.0%
100.0%